Image alignment and trend analysis features for an infrared imaging system
First Claim
1. A method of manipulating a series of thermographic image files, comprising:
- storing a plurality of thermographic image files that include;
at least one tooled thermographic image file that includes a thermographic tool; and
at least one non-tooled thermographic image file that does not include said thermographic tool;
wherein said plurality of thermographic image files have a corresponding respective plurality of file identifiers associated therewith;
displaying said plurality of file identifiers on an electronic display to a user;
copying said thermographic tool from said at least one tooled thermographic image file to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file, wherein the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one tooled thermographic image file is present in an electronic folder, the step of copying being performed automatically in response to the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one non-tooled thermographic being added to said electronic folder; and
following said step of copying, automatically updating a trend-plot having data from each of said at least one tooled thermographic image file and said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file corresponding to said thermographic tool.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a thermographic imaging device having a visual compare mode that allows a user to compare a live image of a subject to a previously captured image of the same subject to aid the user in aligning the live image with the previously captured image. In this manner, a user can capture a series of images of the subject with the device located and oriented at a common location and orientation that is consistent throughout the series. In another embodiment, trend analysis software that includes a thermographic tool copying feature for copying one or more thermographic tools from a tooled thermographic image file to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files. In some embodiments, the software includes a trend-graphing feature that generates one or more trend plots after one or more tools have been copied to one or more non-tooled thermographic image files.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of manipulating a series of thermographic image files, comprising:
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storing a plurality of thermographic image files that include; at least one tooled thermographic image file that includes a thermographic tool; and at least one non-tooled thermographic image file that does not include said thermographic tool; wherein said plurality of thermographic image files have a corresponding respective plurality of file identifiers associated therewith; displaying said plurality of file identifiers on an electronic display to a user; copying said thermographic tool from said at least one tooled thermographic image file to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file, wherein the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one tooled thermographic image file is present in an electronic folder, the step of copying being performed automatically in response to the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one non-tooled thermographic being added to said electronic folder; and following said step of copying, automatically updating a trend-plot having data from each of said at least one tooled thermographic image file and said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file corresponding to said thermographic tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory machine readable medium containing machine executable instructions for performing a method of manipulating a series of thermographic image files, said machine executable instructions comprising:
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a first set of machine executable instructions for storing a plurality of thermographic image files that include; at least one tooled thermographic image file that includes a thermographic tool; and at least one non-tooled thermographic image file that does not include said thermographic tool; wherein said plurality of thermographic image files have a corresponding respective plurality of file identifiers associated therewith; a second set of machine executable instructions for displaying said plurality of file identifiers on an electronic display to a user; a third set of machine executable instructions for copying said thermographic tool from said at least one tooled thermographic image file to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file, wherein the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one tooled thermographic image file is present in an electronic folder, the third set of machine executable instructions including instructions for automatically copying said thermographic tool in response to the one of said plurality of file identifiers corresponding to said at least one non-tooled thermographic being added to said electronic folder; and a fourth set of machine executable instructions for automatically updating a trend-plot having data from each of said at least one tooled thermographic image file and said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file corresponding to said thermographic tool. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of manipulating a series of thermographic image files, comprising:
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storing a plurality of thermographic image files that include; at least one tooled thermographic image file that includes a thermographic tool; and at least one non-tooled thermographic image file that does not include said thermographic tool; wherein said plurality of thermographic image files have a corresponding respective plurality of file identifiers associated therewith; displaying said plurality of file identifiers on an electronic display to a user; copying said thermographic tool from said at least one tooled thermographic image file to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file; and following said step of copying, generating a trend-plot having data from each of said at least one tooled thermographic image file and said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file corresponding to said thermographic tool, wherein the step of generating a trend plot is performed automatically in response to said thermographic tool being copied to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory machine readable medium containing machine executable instructions for performing a method of manipulating a series of thermographic image files, said machine executable instructions comprising:
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a first set of machine executable instructions for storing a plurality of thermographic image files that include; at least one tooled thermographic image file that includes a thermographic tool; and at least one non-tooled thermographic image file that does not include said thermographic tool; wherein said plurality of thermographic image files have a corresponding respective plurality of file identifiers associated therewith; a second set of machine executable instructions for displaying said plurality of file identifiers on an electronic display to a user; a third set of machine executable instructions for copying said thermographic tool from said at least one tooled thermographic image file to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file; and a fourth set of machine executable instructions for generating a trend-plot having data from each of said at least one tooled thermographic image file and said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file corresponding to said thermographic tool, wherein the fourth set of machine executable instructions includes instructions for automatically generating said trend-plot in response to said thermographic tool being copied to said at least one non-tooled thermographic image file. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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